I represented a client and did a pretty good job for that person. I was paid in full. Six months later, after the representation was concluded, the client asked me for the file. I told the client I would provide the file, but only if the client would pay the copying costs. Do I have to provide the file and do I have to pay for it?
The answer is a fairly straightforward one, although any lawyer gets nervous when a client asks to get a complete copy of the file once the representation is concluded. But the client has an absolute right to make that request and some people like to maintain their records. It is probably a good idea. Most lawyers maintain files for five or six years and then put them in storage and at some point the files are destroyed.
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